Ice-scoring machine



April 2', 1929.

H.- A." EDEL 16E .scoRINGl ndr-unt' med Jan. s.; 192e4 v5 sheets-snapt 14 A xNvENToR ATTORNEY April 2,'l 51929. l

'H'.fA.. EDEL Ica scoRI-NG MACHINE iied Jan. s, 1928- 5 'Sheets-Stile@I 2 v ATTOR N EY April 2, 1929. H. A. EDEL 1,707,847

ICE SCORING MACHINE ATTOR N EY April 2, 1929. H. A. DEL 1,707,1347* ICE SCORING MACHINE Filed Jan. 5, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 a/'gfZZZeZ mvj ATTO R N EY A191512, 1929. H; AQEDEL 1,707,847

ICE SCORING MACHINE madman. s,- 1928 5 sheets-sheet 5 gx farrl'egmpmm y w my ATTORN EY Patented` Apr. 2, f 19,219.

UNITED s'raxrizsi` PATENT. v'o1-*Flea HARRY A. EDEL, or SOUTH BaowrsvILLF,PENNsYLvANIA.`

Application med January '3,'192a` serial Nb. 244,300.A

This invention relates toan apparatus for scoring blocks of ice, the general ob'ect of the invention beingto providemeans or lifting .and simultaneously turning each block of ice from edge to side upon a conveyorwhich carries it between upper and lower rows of saws which score opposite sides of the block lat- -erally, after which the block is automatically lowered upon a chute down which it passes by gravity, with vertically 'arranged saws for scoring the block longitudinally as it passes-down the chute, 'the' cuts -made by the latter saws being arrangedat right ,angles to the cuts made by the first saws.` This invention'also consists in certain other features of construction and in Vthe combina- 'tion and arrangement of the several parts,

to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifiure 1.

Figure 5 is an enlarged section online 5 5` Figure 4 is a section on line 4--4 of Fig of Figure 4. y

Figure 6 isa view of the front end of the apparatus,

In these views,1 indicates a frame formed mainly of angle iron or the like but having its front uprights 1 formed of heavy channel iron. Each upright 1 is formed with a slot '2 in its lower portionwhich comprises a vertical part and a top part which extends -upwardly andinwardly, as shown. An elevator frame 3 has trunnions .4 at its ends engaging these slots andv upwardly and inwardly cxy tending arms 5 are connected with the inner fra-ine and bear against the under part of a shaft 6 which is journaled in the frame adj acent the front end thereof. A shaft 7 is journaled in supports resting upon the uprights 1 and a crank, disc 8 is fastened to each end of this shaft 7 bars 9`being pivoted at their upper ends to the crank pins'lO and having their lower ends connected with the trunnions so that as the shaft 7 is rotated, the bars will with the part 21.

move upwardly, thus lifting, the, elevatorl frame 3 and as. the said frame moves upwardly, its arms 5, engaging the shaft 6', will i. A

cause the frame to.. tilt upwardly, and as the -trunnions pass into the sloping ends` of the slots.the ,frame will'assume al vertical position or pract1cally sojand deposit the' block of ice upon its side on theconveyor. The

shaft 6 carries the sprockets 11 and a second.

shaft 12, journaled in the frame, carries the sprockets 13 and the endless chains 14 pass over these sprockets 1l and 13. Each ,of the chains is provided .withpointed projections 15: As will be seen, a block of ice set on edge on the elevator frame 3 will be placed upon its side on the conveyor formedby the endless chains andthe sprockets, as lthe elevator is raised', as 'before described, so that the block of ice will be moved by the conveyor while resting upon one side. The projection 15, en-

gaging the ice, will prevent it from slipping on the chains. A pulley 16 is fastened to one end ofthe shaft 6 anda speed reducer 17, sup'- ported upon the toppof the frame, has a pulley upon its shaft overwhich passes a belt 18, said belt also passing over a pulley 16 so thatthe conveyor is actuated from the speed reducer.

This speed reducer is connected to a pulley 19 loosely mounted on shaft 7 through means of belt 20. This pulley 19 is provided with a clutch part 2l and a co-operating part 22 is slidably., but non-rotatably'connec'ted with the shaft 7. A worin 23 forms part of the clutch 22 and a coil spring 24 on 'the shaft 7 v tends to force theworm and the part 22 forwardly to place said part 22'l in engagement A bell crank lever 25 is pivoted 'to a part of the frame and'has a hook 26 on its upper arm which normally engages the worin and holds the parts with the spring contracted and the clutch part 22 out of engagement with the clutch part 21. A spring 27 holds the bell crank in this position. The lower end of the bell crank is formed with a rightangular exf tension 28 which is inthe path of ablocl; of ice being slid on the elevator part 3 so that when the block strikes this projection, the bell crank will be tilted so that its hook 26 will move out of Contact with the worin and thus the spring 24 can push the clutch part 22 in engagement with the clutch part 21. This will cause the shaft 7 vto be turned by the actuating means and thus the elevator will be raised by the crank means. before described. As soon as the bell crank is released from the pressure of ,theiblock of ice, it will returnv to its normal position with the hook engaging thel outer part of the worm so that as the worm revolves, the hook will pass through the grooves thereof, thus gradually drawing the worm and the clutch away fromthe clutch part 21 andthus stopping further rotation of the shaft 7. These parts are so formed that the"elevator will be raised to place the block of ice upon the `conveyor andv thenreturn to its normal position duringl one revolution of clutch 21.

'A shaft 29 isy journaled in the frame midway between the shafts' and 12 and this haft carries a plurality of saws 30. A second Zhaft 31 is journaled in the top ofthe frame directly above the shaft 29 and this shaft 31 carries a plurality of saws 32. These saws are adjustablyA arranged on their shaftsl so thatthey can be moved toward or away from each other 'and as will be seen, the block of ice traveling along with the `conveyor Will -pass between the upper and lower sets of saws so that-the upper and lower faces of the block will .be scored byY these means.

-A motor M is supported upon the top of the frame. and a belt 33 passes overa pulley on the motor shaft and overpulleys 34A and f 35 on the shafts 29 and 31 so that the saw shafts are rotated from the motor.

shaft 31 is belted to the shaft of the 'sp'eed reducer 17, as shown at 36, so that the conveyor and the elevator are actuated from the motor.

A frame37 is naled in the rear part ofthe main frameI so that the frame 37 is tiltably supported and a cable'39, fastened to an arm on the shaft,

' passes upwardly to an L-shaped member 40 which is connected to a piston 41 arranged in cylinder 42 on the top of the main frame.

A coil spring 43 in the cylinder normally holds the piston at the -top of the cylinder so :that the cablei39 'normally holds vthe frame 37 in horizontal position so that this frame 37 will receive the block of ice passing .from the' conveyo'r. As-the weight of the block comes upon the frame 37, it will tilt downwardly, thus turning the block upon lits edge and at the end of the'downward movement, the frame will deposit the block upon an inclined chute 44 whichextends .transversely of-the main frameat the rearl end thereof. The block, resting on its edge will slide down the chute and it will pass between the twofsets of saws 45 which are adjustably fastened to the shaft 46, one of which is driven by the motor M and the other of' which vis belted to the motor driven shaft,

as shown at 47. Illhese shafts are arranged at an angle to the vertical so that the saws 45 are The fastened to a shaft 38 jour- ,provided that such changes scope of the appended claims. l

arranged in planes which areparallel to the chute 44 so that these saws will make parallel longitudinal cuts in the sides of the block as y v it passes between them, these cuts being at right angles to the cuts made by the other saws. Thus the large block can be easily divided into smaller blocks. As soon as the block passes from the frame 37, the'spring and the parts associated therewith will return said f rame to its normal position.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided means for lifting and simultaneously turning a block of ice from edge to side upon a. conveyor, cutters or saws for f laterally scoringthe upperand lower faces conveyor, means for again turning the 'block on Iits edge as it'leaves the conveyor and depositing it on a chute and means for scoring theJ faces of the block longitudinally as it passes down the chute, it simply being necessary to slide the block on edge on the elevator with suflicient energy that its contact with the bell crank extensionl part 28 will allow the clutch parts to engage after which no atten,- tion is required from the attendant until the block leaves the apparatus.

The bearings. for the shaft 29 can be adjusted vertically by the screw 48 so that the lower 'saws can be raised to make deeper lateral cuts on one side ofthe block and if desired, two large saws may beused with the of the block as it travels along with the' v' othersaws 30,and 32 so that rough edge uniform.

tion that the advantages and novel features ofmy. invention will be readily apparent.

It lis to be understood that I may, make changes in the construotion'and in the combi# nation and arrangement of the several parts, fall within the 1. A device for scoring' blocks of ice comprising a frame, aconveyor therein, an elevator for placing blocks of ice upon theconveyor," upper and lower sets of cutters for vscoring the block as it travels along with the- .Y i

conveyor, means at the rear of the conveyor turning the block upon its edge,`a chutefor receiving the block from the turning means and cutters for scoringthe'blockfas it.- passes down the chute.'

2. An apparatus for scoring .blocks 'of .ice comprising a frame, a horizontally arranged conveyor in the frame, an elevator for placing blocks'of ice upon the conveyor, upperand lowersets of cutters for scoring the block as it travels along with the conveyor, power` means fo'r operating the conveyor, the elevator and the cutters,a tiltable frame actuated by the weight of the block for receiving the blck of ice from the conveyor and turning it upon 1.15 and operated by the weight of the block for its edge, an inclinedehute receiving the bloclr` from the tiltable frame, means for returning the frame to raised position after the block has left the same, a pair ofshafts arranged one on each' side of the chute, each shaft being inclined'to the vertical, cutters on each shaft vfor scoring the block as it passes down the chute and power means for driving the shafts of said cutters.

3. An apparatus for scoring blocks of ice comprising a frame, a horizontally arranged conveyor in the lframe, an elevator for placingblocks of ice upon the conveyor, upper and lower sets of cutters for scoring the block as it travels along with the conveyor, power vmeans for operating the conveyor, the elevator and-cutters, a tiltable frame for receiving the block of ice from the conveyor and l chute, each shaft being inclined to the verv comprising a frame, a horizontally arranged conveyor in the frame, an elevator for placing blocks of ice upon the conveyor, upper and lower sets of cutters for scoring the block as it travels along with the conveyor, power means for operating the conveyor, the elevator and the cutters, a horizontal frame having one end pivoted to the main frame adjacent the rear end of the conveyor for receiving the block of ice from the conveyor said frame tilting downwardly under the weight of the block of ice and turning said block upon its edge, an inclined chute receiving the block from 'the tiltable frame, means for returning the fra-me to raised position after the block has left the same, a pair of shafts arranged one on each side of the chute, each shaft being inclined to the vertical, cutters on each shaft for scoring the block as it passes down the chute, power means for driving the shafts of said cutters, and means for adjusting the lower set of the first named cutters vertically. f

5. An apparatus for scoring blocks of ice comprising a frame including a pair of' end posts have vertically arranged slots therein,

l. An apparatus for scoring blocks of ice.

in its tilting movement, turning the vblock so that it will be deposited upon the conveyor 'upon its side, means for scoring the block as it travels along withthe conveyor, and means-for rotating the crank shaft and operating the scoring means and conveyor.

6. An apparatus for'scoring'blocks of ice `comprising aframe including a pair of end posts having vertically arranged slots therein, the upper ends of the slots sloping upwardly and inwardly, an elevator frame having trunnions engaging the slots, a shaft journaled on the frame, cranks at the ends of the shaft, rods connecting the cranks with the trunnions, means for causing the elevatoivframe to tilt inwardly as it is being raised, a conveyor in the frame for receiving a block of ice from the elevator frame, said frame, in its tilting movement, turning the block so that it will be deposited upon the conveyor upon its side, means for scoring the block as it travels along with the conveyor,

means for rotating the crank shaft and operating-the scoring means and conveyor, clutch means on the crank shaft, means for moving the clutch means into operative position by the sliding of a block of ice on the elevator and means for releasing the clutch means after the elevator has deposited a block upon the conveyor and returned to its normal position.

7 Aln apparatus for scoring blocks of ice a conveyor in the frame for receiving the;

block of ice from the elevator frame, said frame, in 1ts t1lt1ng movement, turning the block so that it will be deposited upon the'A conveyor upon its side,means for scoring the block as it travels along with the conveyor,-

means for rotating the .crank shaft and operating the scoring means and conveyor,-

clutch means on the crank sha-ft, means for moving the clutch means into operative posiltion by the-sliding of a block of ice on the elevator, means for releasing the clutch means after the elevator has deposited a block upon the conveyor and returned to its normal position, a tiltable frame for receiving the4 block of ice from the conveyor, said frame turning theice upon its edge, an iny clined chute for receiving thevblock from the frame, means for returning .the frame to its raised position and means for scoring the block as it passes down the chute.

l `In testimonywhereof Iatlix my signature.

HARRY A. EDEL.v 

